The International Competition presents a diverse range of short films from various locations and genres. This category embodies our festival's desire to explore new and innovative approaches to filmmaking.
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, with Ukrainian and English subtitles.
💬 Screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the film crews.
❗ These films may contain potentially triggering or disturbing elements, such as,
🔞 Age restrictions:16+
Other screening of the program: September 5, 17:40, ZHOVTEN | ANSHLAG
KOKI, CIAO
Director: Quenton Miller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 11
The autobiography of Koki, an immortal parrot, loyal comrade of Marshal Tito, leader of Yugoslavia for 35 years.
Made over 4 years with Koki responding to previously unseen archives, this biopic relives the caged memories of this 68 year speaking bird, who had the honour of meeting Hollywood stars, and bloodthirsty dictators.
SALINE WATER
Director: Abraham DELGADO, Ivet MORENO
Country: Spain
Duration: 17
Montse, a woman who takes care of a hyper-realistic doll as her own son, is avoiding meeting her newborn niece because she doesn't know how to deal with her past.
TALK ME
Director: Joecar HANNA
Country: USA
Duration: 19
In a world where words replace intimacy, a local outsider in a Spanish village must choose between a loveless marriage and the promise of true connection with a kindred stranger.
MOTHER IS A NATUTAL SINNER
Director: Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
Country: Germany
Duration: 15
Hoda, an Iranian refugee woman, lives in exile in Germany with her boyfriend, Hadi.
Due to an unexpected pregnancy, Hoda starts to examine common beliefs regarding gender roles in a relationship and openly challenges the current patriarchal social norms surrounding feminine bodies and motherhood.
BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
Director: Henna Välkky, Erik Lehtola
Country: Finland
Duration: 13
Bright White Light is a short animated documentary exploring near-death experiences through five culturally diverse narratives, using real audio recordings. Through experimental visuals, it guides viewers on a transcendent voyage beyond mortality, unveiling how these experiences profoundly impact the essence of life, blurring the boundaries between existence and the mysteries of the afterlife.